1809 Berliner Style Weisse 3.62 436

1809 Berliner Style Weisse

	Percentile
	93
	overall

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Berliner Weisse
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

send corrections | shelftag

Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
436	3.64/5.0	3.62/5.0	5%	84.8	Bowl

Commercial Description:
Created by Dr. Fritz Briem of Doemens Institute, brewed by Weihenstephan & Doemens, “1809” is a very traditional interpretation of the “Berliner Style” Weisse with an intense blend of lactic tartness and complex fruitiness. It is bottle-conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. "1809" will age beautifully in a dark and cool location. Its complex fruitiness and tartness will most likely develop in quite astonishing ways. “1809” is fermented in traditional open fermenters and horizontal lager tanks. The applied mashing regime is a single step decoction mash with 50 % wheat malt.The total amount of hops is added to the mash so that isomerisation takes place in the decocotion part of the mash. The wort is not boiled but only heated up to boiling temperature and then transferred to the open fermenters and pitched with yeast and lactic acid bacteria (isolated from malt) at 18 °C (64°F).

Please Enable Javascript

This site requires javascript enabled and/or approval of googlesyndication.com.

Most Recent

Top Raters

Highest Ratings

Who's Rated This?

doboy (206), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

May 26, 2008

Cloudy yellow appearance. Slightly bitter flavor, till I got to the bottom and found more sour! Has great aroma. Head retention left a lot to be desired. Would like to try it with the blend in flavors.

DeweyDell (157), Columbus, Ohio, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jan 6, 2008

500 mL bottle. Pours pale yellow color with a foamy white head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is wheaty with some tart apple cider and citrus peel aroma. Flavor is very smooth, just a little bit of tartness at the end. This is my absolute favorite easy-drinking beer... I only wish it came in six-packs.

thirdeye11 (563), Texas, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	17/20

Aug 30, 2009

( 500ml bottle) pours a cloudy yellow, great head. Nose is sweet, sour, with spices, and some tarness. The taste is very tart in a great way, lemon zest, very carbonated with a nice light body and a very easy drinking beer. Nothing here disappointed. Like a sour without being overly so!

allfreej (376), Louisville, Kentucky, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Aug 29, 2008

Bottled. Poured cloudy pale yellow, with a foamy white head. Armoa was yeasty, sour, wet blanket. Flavor was crisp, clean, citrusy. A tart, lemon cookie kind of taste. Dry, almost astringent finish.

unclemattie (2446), Georgia, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Oct 22, 2007

0.5L bottle. Unfiltered and yellow in color, white fizzy head. Aroma of peach, orange, and green banana. Flavor is of tartness and malt. Slight cereal flavors in the finish. A bit strong for this style but still refreshing.

nuplastikk (1256), Madison, Wisconsin, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Aug 27, 2007 Updated: Jan 27, 2009

A very drinkable berliner weisse. Still tart and tangy, but not overwhelmingly so. Serious lemon and lime notes, with a delightful effervescence. Top-notch stuff.

durhambeer (1241), Durham, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Jun 5, 2008

500ml bottle. This beer is fun. Hazy bright pale pink pour with a slightly pink tint, I think. Bubbly frothy white head. Yeasty tart lemon, zest, and yeast as well as citrus and bread. Lovely sour dry finish. Refreshing as hell. If this were cheaper, I’d drink it all summer long...

Bukowski9 (89), Piqua, Ohio, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 7, 2009

Bottle pour.Nice aroma of citrus fruit and sour/tartness.Flavor was great,lemon zest sour,with hints of wheat.Nice crisply sour/tart finish.Very,very carbonated.I really enjoyed this,can’t wait to get some more.

We Want To Hear From You

Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Share Your Opinion!

More Berliner Weisses By Style
Dieu du Ciel Été Indien 74
Dieu du Ciel Solstice dÉté aux Cerises 66
The Bruery Hottenroth Berliner Weisse 91
Dieu du Ciel Solstice dÉté aux Framboises 97
Smuttynose Strawberry Short Weisse 79
Dogfish Head Festina Peche 61
1809 Berliner Style Weisse 85
Telegraph Reserve Sour Wheat 82
Dieu du Ciel Amourette 91
Fitgers Champagne of the North 78
Wöllnitzer Weißbier 76

please support all of this page